Floor waxer



June 24, 1.930.4 A. J. SNYDER FLQOR wAxEn I Filed April 1, 1929 Patented June 24, 192m` .ANDREW J. SNYDER, `OIE DES MOINES, IOWA rnoon wexnn I Applicationled April 1, 1929.- Serial No. 351,550.

The object of my invention is to provide a sive construction,

More particularly, it is my object to provide a oor waxer having a base with a reservoir or wax container supported thereon, said parts carrying spaced wax feeding means in the `form of'rollers, and alsohaving means for simultaneously raising and lowering the rollers from and to wax feed- 'either movement.

Another object is to provide in such a device a simple means for mounting the handle and the lidfor the wax holder or reservoir.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, ar-

rangement and combination of the various parts of my lioor waXer, whereby the 'objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter 'more fully set forth, pointed .out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: Y

Figure 1 shows an end elevation of a floor waxer vembodying my invention, the handle being partly broken away. f Y Figure 2 is aside elevation of the waxer.

' Figure 3 is a detail,sectional view taken on the line 3-"3 of Figure 1. 30

on the line 4-4 of Figure3.V s-

Figure 5 is a detail, sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Figure 2;

and parts beingomitted.

Figure 7 is an end elevation ofone of the rollers, illustrating the absorbent covering therefore at the first stage of the installation 40 thereof.

' Figure 8 isa similar viewparts being broken away, illustrating the second stageof the installation of the covering for the roller;andV A Figure 9 is a similar .view illustrating ythe cover for the roller when completed the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference numeral 10`to indicate generally a base, which may be made of cast iron or other suitable material.

ing position by a simple, single operation forw Figure 4 is a detail, sectional view taken 6 6 of Figure 4, parts being broken away The base is substantially rectangular in outline kand is Vpreferably provided with a peripheral up-turned flange 11.

On the central portion of the base is a wax holder or reservoir 12, which may be made with upstanding end and side walls cast integral with the base or otherwise as may be desired, i

Projecting rearwardly from the rear wall of the wax` holder 12 is a lug 14.

VA coverl'has projecting spaced ears 18 arranged vto overlap and receive between them the lug 14. Y f c I provide a handle havingat one end spaced ears 22, which receive between them the lug 14 and are themselves received be. tween the ears 18. The lug 14, the ears 18, and the handleears 22 are pivoted together; by a pinor pintle 24.

A member 26of felt or other suitable material is cemented to the bottom of the base -10 and is up-turned at the edges yand cemented to Vthe outerlfaces of the flangell, as at 28.

` Received within the wax holder 12 for vertical sliding movement" and; Anormally 75 resting upon the bottom of the wax holder is a rectangular frame 30 which kfits snugly within the wax holder 12,in such manner 4 as to freely slide up and down zand. permit slight differences in the relativefelevations of the ends of the frame. i

Axles 32 arezjournaled inthe side walls of the frame 30, On the axles` 32 arerollers 34 in the periphery of each of which is a longitudinal groove 36. Eachv roller may be provided with a soft, preferably absorbent cover 38. f j 'i In installingthe cover 38 .on itsfroller, I use a substantiallyy rectangular sheet of material and insert one edge into the groove 36,' 90 and then extend the material around theroller l to overlap thegroove 36, vas shown in Figure 7. The overlapping portion, indicatedv at 38a, is then forced into the groovel 36 and doubled back onitself by means of some suit- 95 able implement 40, as shown in FigureS. The implementv 40 isl then withdrawn and an projecting edge 38b is cut olf flush with the surface of the cover 38.

AThe basel() and feltmember26 are pro- '100 i extension 46a.

vided with suitable holes 42 and 44 below the respective rollers 34, as perhaps best illustrated in Figure 6. rlhe parts are so arranged that when the frame 30 is at its lowermost position resting on the bottom of the wax holder 12, the rollers will project into the holes 42 and 44 and roll: on the floor for feeding wax from the holder 12 to the floor through the holes.

In waxing the floor, wax is placed in the holder 12 and the waxing device is pushed over the iioor until suiiicient wax has been deposited on the floor. 'lhe rollers 34 will rotate for feeding the wax to the floor, and the material 38 is soft enough to continue to carry some wax from the interior of the holder to the vfloor during the waxing operation. After the waxing operation, the rollers are lifted `to inoperative position in the manner now to be described.

*In each sidewall of the frame 10 is a horizontal slot 46. Extended transversely across the frame and projected through the slots 46 is a lifter rod 48, having Aat its ends between the frame 30 and the side walls ofthe wax holder 12, the crank arms 49 (see Figure 4)'.

The endsl of the crank arms 49 are journaled, in the side walls of the wax holder 12. Onerofthese ends projects outwardly as at 50V (see Figures 2 and 4).

Clamped to the projecting end 50 of one of the crank arms 49 by means of a set screw 52 is'an operating lever 54 of resilient materal.v

. The lever 54 has an'inwardly projecting lug 55, which frictionally bears against the side of the holder 12. The side wall of the holder 12 hasa recess 55a, shown in Figure 2`adapted'to receive the lug. 55 when the lever is in position for holding the rollers 34 and frame 30 raised.

At oneend of each slot 46 is al downward The extensions 461L run to the lower edges of the frame 30 so that when the lever 54 is swung from its position shown in Figure 2 upwardly and around 180o to its right hand dotted line position shown in Figurey 2, the lifter rod 48 will be swung into theslot extensions 46a. One side wall of the holder 12 is provided with a recess 55b shown in Figure 2 to receive the lug 55 when the lever 54 is in the last-named position. The frame 30 can thereupon be lifted out of the holder 12 carrying with it the rollers 84. I

The operating lever 54 rests in the position shown in Figure 2 when the rollers are down. The lever 54 may be manipulated for operating the crank arms 49 and thus raising the lifter rod 48 and consequently raising the frame 30 and thus lifting the shafts 32 and rollers 34.

It will be understood that if desired one roller can be used instead of two.

After the rollers are lifted to non-opera- 11,'as shown in Figure 6.

It will be seen that a waxer of this kind is -of Averysimple construction.

The wax can be placed in the holder and its weight will tend to cause wax to be fed down during the waxing operation when the rollers are rotated. i I/Vhen the handle isi'swung rearwardlyaway from the waxer,

the cover 16 canbe 4raised for replenishingthe supply of wax to the holder 12. A

Only one pintle is required for the handle and the cover. l

Changes may be made in the details of the construction of my waXer. It is my intention to cover any kind of material which is suitable for the purpose and to cover by my claims any changes in structure or details of arrangement, which may be reasonably included within theirscope.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a waxer, a base, a wax holder thereon, alframe received within'said holder for vertical reciprocation, a pair of rollers journaled in said frame, said frame having horizontally elongated slots in its side walls, a lifter rod. extending across said frame between: Vthe rollers and through said slots, cranks on said rod, journaled in the walls of said holder, one of said cranks having a portion projecting through the holder wall, and a handle on said projectingportion.

2. kIn a vwaxer, a base, a wax holder thereon, a frame received within said holder for vertical re'ciprocation, va pair of rollers journaled. in said frame, having longitudinal peripheral grooves, absorbent cover members for :said rollers having their edges vcompressed into said grooves, said frame having horizontally elongated slots in its side walls, a-lifterrodextendingacross said frame between the rollers and through' said slots,

cranks on said rod, journaled in the walls of said holder, one of said cranks having a por-` tion projecting through the holder wall, and av handle on said projecting portion.

3;. In a waxer, a base, a wax holder thereon, a frame received within said holder for vertical reciprocation, a pair of rollers journaled in said frame, absorbent cover members on said rollers, said frame having horizontally elongatedslots in its sidewalls, a lifter rod extending across said frame between .the rollersand through said slots, cranks on said rod,ljournaled in the walls of said holder, one of said cranks having a portion projecting through the holder wall, and a handle on said projecting portion.

In a waxer, a base having spaced holes in the bottom thereof, a holder for wax on said base, a substantially rectangular'frame received in' said holder for vertical reciprocation, a pair of rollers journaled in the side walls of said frame, said frame having in its side walls horizontally elongated slots with vertical downward extensions at their ends running to the bottomedge of the lframe, a Y Y .i

lifting rod extending across said frame through the horizontal slots, crank arms on said rod between the frame and the wax holder journaled in the opposite side walls of `said wax holder, one of said crank arms projecting through the wall of the holder, and

v a lever fixed on the extended end of said lastnamed crank arm.

5. In a floor waxer, a base, a wax holder, a pair of rollers mounted in said holder for vertical reciprocation, said base having holes therein through which the rollers `may project, and means including a single lever outside and a shaft and a frame within the holder y for simultaneously raising and lowering the rollers with relation to said holes, said rollers being carried by the ends of said frame, said being connected with said lever and shaft said frame being operatively connected by pivotal means with said shaft.

6. In a waxer, abase, a wax holder thereon, rollers mounted in Vsaid wax holder for up and down movement, said base having holes through which said rollers may partially pro- 'j ect, and means for raising and lowering said rollers, including an operating lever outside and a shaft anda centrally `pivoted frame thereon within the holder, said rollers being carried by said frame, said shaft being connected with said lever.

Des Moines, Iowa,'March 21, 1929.

ANDREW J. SNYDER. 

